BATAVIA, Ohio — Clermont County commissioners are set to award a $2.3 million contract for a water main replacement project in Batavia Township and consider a federal grant for the county’s drug unit when they meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16.
The board is expected to award a contract to Ford Development Corp. of Cincinnati for the Amelia Olive Branch Road Water Main Replacement Project, according to the county’s draft agenda. Commissioners will consider approving the $2,263,032 bid, which the Water Resources Department identified as the lowest and best offer received Aug. 20.
Also on the agenda, the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval to accept a $68,505 subgrant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for the county’s drug unit, funded through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The grant would require a $22,835 cash match from the county’s 2026 appropriations, according to the agenda.
Commissioners are also expected to consider a settlement in a Clermont County Common Pleas Court workers’ compensation case, Sharon R. Emery v. Stephanie McCloud, and to renew a one-year agreement with USI Insurance Services LLC for up to $75,000 to broker and consult on the county’s employee benefit program through May 2027, according to the agenda.
Other items on the draft agenda include accepting a permanent sewer easement from a Batavia Township property owner for $4,800 as part of the Hartman Lane Sewer Upgrade Project, appointing and reappointing members to the county’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and advertising for bids on a landslide-repair project spanning several townships, with bids due Oct. 8.
The board will also present a proclamation designating Sept. 17-23 as “Constitution Week” in Clermont County and hear from a representative of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 63 recognizing Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day, according to the agenda.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Board of Commissioners.